The politics of 71438 Hineston, LA is a mix of local and national issues. This small town in Rapides Parish is home to about 500 people who are passionate about their opinions on matters ranging from taxes to education. The local political scene is quite active with campaigns for mayor, police chief, and other important positions that help shape the future of this community. In recent years, the election of new candidates has seen some changes in regional policies and initiatives that have been embraced by the majority of residents. Despite being a small town, debates over controversial topics can be quite lively and energizing as locals come together to decide what’s best for their community. Municipal leaders aim to create an atmosphere that allows citizens to freely express their views while still ensuring that all voices are heard regardless of politics.
The political climate in Zip 71438 (Hineston, LA) is very conservative.
Rapides County, LA is very conservative. In Rapides County, LA 33.1% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 65.1% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.8% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Rapides parish remained overwhelmingly Republican, 65.1% to 33.1%.
Rapides county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 71438 (Hineston, LA) is very conservative.
Hineston, Louisiana is very conservative.
Rapides County, Louisiana is very conservative.
Alexandria Metro Area is very conservative.
Louisiana is moderately conservative.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index is based on recent voting in national elections, federal campaign contributions by local residents, and consumer personality profiles.
VoteWord™
Displaying 20 years of Presidential voting, visualized in one word.
Hineston, Louisiana: R R R R R R
How It Works:
Here at BestPlaces, we were looking at the voting patterns since the 2000 election and realized that we could express the results of each election as one letter. R if the Republican Party candidate won, D for the Democrat and I for the Independent. The six elections (2000, 2004, 2008, 2012, 2016, 2020) would be expressed as six-letter word (R R D R R).
Then we went a little further and added the dimension of magnitude. If the difference of victory was greater than 10 percent, the letter is upper case, and lower case if the difference was less than 10 percent. This allows us to see interesting voting patterns at just a glance.
Here's the VoteWord for Iowa d r d d r. In the last six elections the state has been closely contested, voting narrowly for the Republican Party candidate in 2016 and 2020 after voting for the Democratic Party in 2008 and 2012. Virginia (r r d d d D) has voted for the Democratic Party in the last three elections.
Individual Campaign Contributions in zip 71438 (Hineston)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 20 contributions totaling $975 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $49 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 2 contributions totaling $1,750 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $875 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)